The first message looked a mess so here is a resend.

On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 14:56 -0400, Diane Mackay wrote:
> G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
> [...]
> > Diane,
> > 
> > I have tried to respond to your tirade but I am worried about how you
> > perceive things. We cannot ask you questions, we cannot add items to the
> > FAQs without your permission, we cannot make suggestions, we cannot ask
> > you to do simple things like wrap your messages and ...
> 
> Well, I guess I have to admit that I do not see myself like 
> this, but it must be true, I guess, as it seems FAQs are 
> avoided when I am there. I'm going to cave to your 
> suggestion, Ger, that I am way off base. I am sooooo very sorry.
> 

Not totally. I sure can contribute to misconceptions and I will admit to
being terse.

> > 
> > What is it you really want? Your biggest problem seems to be that I add
> > items to the FAQs on the doc project, Especially ones that have issues
> > such as 43188. Sorry.
> 
> What I really want, more than anything, is collaboration; 
> but it seems that I'm not quite there on the inside yet, so 
> I will again go away to see if I can grow myself to a better 
> place. I keep trying. I keep thinking I'm ok and growing and 
> coming into an attitude that is more on track, but I have to 
> take your feedback as constructively as I can, and trust 
> that I've still not grown to where I wish to be. Please 
> accept my apologies. I really don't wish to be as difficult 
> as I come across.
> 

I still think that we need a leader. That's you if you like. These FAQs
can be a pain when we are in transition. But if not you, who will care
enough to do the slogging. I will help where I can and will follow your
directions. 

> > 
> > FAQs are yours. I will say this that your comments in 43188 were not
> > called for. I hope you can see that. If not, carry on.
> 
> No, please. I would rather see tons of people working in the 
> FAQs, than just me. If it is me that is holding others away, 
> then I must remove myself as the hurdle, in order to honor 
> my own visions as much as possible.
> 
> I'm very sorry to have suggested that those new faqs be 
> placed in another directory. To me that really did make the 
> most sense. It was not presented as a control issue, but as 
> a simplified organization style. I do not wish to control 
> anything. I guess I also wanted to feel like my 
> contributions were worth adding to, as well, and I did work 
> pretty hard to put those FAQs in place. Maybe your approach 
> somehow made me feel dismissed, so I reacted? I'm so sorry 
> that I appear so psycho to you. It is embarrassing, 
> especially when I see it as so straightforward from my own 
> view. I find it very confusing, but I'm still damn 
> determined to make myself easier to other to work beside.
> 
> Anyway, carry on... I won't interfere. Again I'm sorry. I 
> wish I could be better, but I'm pretty convinced that I 
> might never find my way there, at this point.
> 

Interfere? Not interfering. I think that we need someone who cares
enough to speak her piece in place. As far as I am concerned you are it.
Please use your role to make the faqs as good as we can. If you will
point me to an issue, recent discussion (remember I missed three weeks
moving) where any item I want included can be placed for integration. 

I also apologize for doing in public what should have been done in
private. 
-- 
G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
PATH tech
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